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1.the acid test —
The acid test of a product’s saleability is whether the public buy it or not.
2. ahead of time (or schedule) —
His arrival ahead of time caused a minor panic.
3.all in all —
Although the company has had some problems over the last twelve months, all in all it
has been a successful year.
4.apple-pie order —
He keeps his office in apple-pie order.
5.at cross purpose —
I was thinking of our meeting. I think we’re talking at cross purposes.
6.at once —
Would you come to my office? At once, please.
7.behind time (or schedule) —
The meeting is running behind the schedule so we’ll have to leave some items until the
next morning.
8.to be in the dark –
We are still in the dark as to our competitors’ intentions.
9.to be in the picture —
"Do you know about the new import legislation in this country?" “Yes, thank you. I’m
fully in the picture”.
10.to be on the floor —
His business plans have failed and he is on the floor now.
11.big cheese —
My boss is big cheese.
12.blueprint —
They discussed the economic blueprint at the meeting.
13.dinosaur —
Our manager is a dinosaur, he doesn’t know modem technology.
14.double-dutch —
I couldn't understand a word, it was double-dutch to me.
15.eleventh hour —
He always does things at the eleventh hour.
16.at cross purpose —
I was thinking of our meeting. I think we’re talking at cross purposes.
17.brass hat —
The brass hat told me to explain my position.
18.to come to the point —
You've been speaking for twenty minutes without coming to the point.
19.dinosaur —
Our manager is a dinosaur, he doesn’t know modem technology.
20.to focus on –
Let’s focus on production figures.
21.game plan —
The marketing game plan this year is to identify gaps in the market and to fill those gaps.
22.to give and take —
All relationships call for a clement of give and take.
23.in accordance with —
Payment must be made within twenty-eight days, in accordance with the contract.
24.in time —
The fire-fighters arrived just in time.
25.last but not least —
We need to think about how much capital we want to raise and, last but not the least, how
we’re going to get it.
26.on paper —
The new design looks good on paper, nobody knows whether it will work.
27.to sleep on it —
You don’t have to decide now. Sleep on it and let us know tomorrow.
28.to toy with an idea —
He toyed with the idea of going to Africa.
29.vicious circle —
Companies continuing to produce goods in a dying market arc creating a vicious circle.
30.wise after the event —
Difficult situations often produce experts, who arc wise after the event.